Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
kuri
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The kitchen of a Zen monastery.

noun

An extinct, bushy-tailed, short-legged dog of New Zealand.

name

An Austronesian language of the Bomberai Peninsula of New Guinea.

noun

An ethnic group of Chad.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 庫裏.

Inflected Forms

kuris (plural) kurī (alternative)

Phrases

red kuri squash

Frequently Paired Words

red kuri squash

Synonyms

Maori dog Nabi

Questions

What does kuri mean?
The kitchen of a Zen monastery.
Where does kuri come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 庫裏.

How to pronounce kuri

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “kuri”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “kuri” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.